Total Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carden Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Patcham & Hollingbury , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carden Hill (BN1 8DB) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Patcham & Hollingbury average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carden Hill (BN1 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Keymer Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carden Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabtree Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Oak Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fernhurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rotherfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuckmere Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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